Sunday, September 04, 2011

The Cup and the Plate – v1

Simple clay
formed and turned
shaped by the Potter
to hold the Lord
His table ready

Here before God
the cup and the plate
his body broken,
on the altar of the cross
given for us


September 3, 2011 (original version)
written for Ruth
in giving the chalice and paten set
September 4, 2011
Pastor Ruth L. Foss
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A Handmaiden of the Lord
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www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH

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